So today’s Deepmind’s StartCraft AI, named AlphaStar neural network AI thoroughly trounced a couple of top StarCraft players. The first set of matches against Dario ” TLO ” Wünsch (StarCraft II player from Germany. TLO is a former Brood War and Supreme Commander player currently playing for Team Liquid.). AlphaStar beat TLO 5 games to ...

A common request when building INTRANET web applications is to have users use only one common shared set of login credentials. Typically in most small and medium businesses this means that logging into a Windows Server of some kind to access the network. Windows Servers use Active Directory (AD) ,which is basically Microsoft’s glorified LDAP ...

This post is how I took my rusty (literally) old mailbox and made it into a battery powered smart mailbox (an IoT device) , that sends you an SMS (text messagE) or MQTT alerts, and in the process how I learned about Arduino and particularly the ESP32 chip which lets us relatively easily setup with minimal ...

So I’ve been playing with IoT lately, using platforms such as Arduino , Raspberry Pi and when it comes to being able to have these devices communicate with a hub or server, the de facto standard is to use a MQTT server and protocol . Unfortunately, prior to Windows 10 finding a native Windows version is ...

So I was recently intrigued by Raspberry Pi Zero W, it’s small ARM-based Linux PC with integrated WiFi and ability to connect shields (known as Hats or pHats in Raspberry lingo) , got me thinking what kinds of interesting applications could I use it for. After coming across the Scroll Phat HD in my electronics ...

Do you need near real-time GPS tracking for persons or property such as drones, baggage or other valuables in transit or anything that moves and you need to keep an eye-on? The Trackimo GPS tracker can be purchased as low as $99 /for 1-year free tracking or $139 new from their website. The device allows you to view it’s ...

Viper SmartStart is a new all-encompassing car remote start and alarm system that allows you to simply push a button on your smartphone in order to lock or unlock your car, remote start your car, or locate your car. You can even connect to this service through your smartwatch. This new system uses cloud services ...

So I have had my eye on getting a drones (formally known as a quad copter) or UAV in FAA parlance ) for a while. I had started seeing the DJI Phantom series of drones pop-up here and there and had always been curious and intrigued by the flying camera. But I could never rationalize ...